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Our first “MICE Cruise Partner of the Year” Award goes to…

Congratulations to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Landry & Kling’s first recipient of the ‘MICE Cruise Partner of the Year” award!

The inspiration for the “MICE Cruise Line Partner of the Year” award came when Landry & Kling realized they had booked charters with all three brands of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., all sailing in 2016: luxury brand Regent Seven Seas Cruises, upper-premium Oceania Cruises, and contemporary Norwegian Cruise Line. The charters totaled 62 days in one year – a significant first-time achievement! Landry & Kling CEO Joyce Landry observed:

“It’s a ship charter trifecta — successful charters with all three of the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ brands! So we just had to acknowledge NCLH as our MICE Partner of the Year. Their professional services, flexible policies and the variety of ships in their fleet helped us meet the specialized needs of our MICE market.” [Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events]

“Landry and Kling pioneered the corporate ship charter business and has been a valued partner and friend of ours for decades. Their knowledge and experience make each and every program we operate together extremely successful. They’re masters at creating elegant solutions for all!”

Landry & Kling’s track record as MICE cruise specialists since 1982 is unprecedented. No other company has chartered as many cruise ships or used ship venues for such a wide variety of events – as demonstrated by the 5 charters of NCLH ships in 2016:

The luxurious Regent Seven Seas Mariner – chartered for a corporate incentive program in Alaska for seven nights.

Oceania’s Riviera, an upper-premium ship –chartered for eight nights. Landry & Kling creatively split the voyage into two corporate incentive cruises of four nights each, sailing the Caribbean between Miami and San Juan.

Contemporary Norwegian Getaway – chartered for 40-nights as a floating hotel to provide supplemental housing during the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The Norwegian Pearl – chartered for a four-night music festival “buy-in” cruise to Jamaica for music fans.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is a leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. With a combined fleet of 24 ships and approximately 46,550 berths, these brands offer itineraries to more than 510 destinations worldwide. The company will introduce four additional ships through 2020.